Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey’s Erdogan, NATO chief discuss eastern Mediterranean
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan spoke with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg about developments in the eastern Mediterranean and told him Turkey will continue to protect its rights...
Aug 28, 2020
NBA playoffs to resume on Saturday after player-led protests
(Reuters) - NBA players who boycotted games as part of a protest against racial injustice and police brutality have agreed to resume the playoffs on Saturday, the league and players association (NBPA)...
Aug 28, 2020
Fed’s Mester says U.S. economy could end 2020 down 6% for the year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth picked up in the third quarter but it will take a while for the economy to dig out of the "deep hole" it fell into because of the pandemic, Cleveland Federal ...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. to carry out fifth federal execution after 17-year pause
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - The U.S. government was due to execute Keith Nelson, a convicted child murderer, on Friday afternoon in what would be its fifth execution since it resumed carrying out ca...
Aug 28, 2020
Macron says France’s 5G strategy founded on European sovereignty
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France was not excluding any company including China's Huawei from its next-generation 5G mobile market but that his strategy was one based o...
Aug 28, 2020
France doing everything possible to avoid repeat COVID-19 lockdown, says Macron
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday his government was doing everything possible to avoid another nationwide coronavirus lockdown but added it would be dangerous to rule ...
Aug 28, 2020
U.N. to renew Lebanon peacekeeping mandate, reduce troops: diplomats
PARIS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council will extend the mandate for a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon for another year later on Friday, but will reduce the number of troops amid U.S. and Is...
Aug 28, 2020
Turkey’s daily COVID-19 death toll hits highest level since May: ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The daily number of deaths in Turkey due to coronavirus rose to 36 on Friday, its highest level since mid-May, while the number of daily new cases again rose above 1,500, accordin...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. IPO market channels spirit of ’99 to tee up bumper 2020
By Joshua Franklin, Krystal Hu and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - A host of companies have filed for U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) this week in the busiest period in recent history, as businesses rush...
Aug 28, 2020
‘Double lockdown’: COVID-19 adds to blockaded Gaza’s despair
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - On a deserted beachfront in a newly locked-down Gaza, fishermen look impotently at the Mediterranean waters they can no longer access under two separate bans - on...
Aug 28, 2020
